Strelitziaceae

• Phenakospermum guyannense
• Strelitzia nicolai
• Strelitzia reginae

• Query IPNI
• Common Name: Bird of Paradise, Crane Lily
• Family: Strelitziaceae (Schumann) Hutch.

• Country of Origin: South Africa - subtropical
• Habitat:

• Description: To 3 feet, trunkless, clump-forming; leaves oblong-lanceolate, to 1.5 feet long, six inches wide, acute, glaucescent beneath, the blade sometimes reduced; bracts green, edged with purple or red, to 8 inches long; flowers orange or yellow with dark blue tongue.

  Commonly used as a cut flower in the florist trade. Can be grown as a houseplant in a tub with a minimum night temperature of 50F. Propagated by suckers, division and seeds.